Reeves, Eileen A. (Author)
Harvard University Press
Physical Details: 231 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English
Description “Explores how and why information about the telescope was transmitted, suppressed, or misconstrued.... A revealing account of the role that misprision, error, and preconception play in the advancement of science.” (from the publisher)
Review Heilbron, J. L. (2008) Review of "Galileo's Glassworks: The Telescope and the Mirror". Journal for the History of Astronomy (p. 530).
Review Shea, William R. (2008) Review of "Galileo's Glassworks: The Telescope and the Mirror". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 843).
Review Marí, Antonio Beltrán (2009) Review of "Galileo's Glassworks: The Telescope and the Mirror". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (p. 143).
Review Smith, A. Mark (2009) Review of "Galileo's Glassworks: The Telescope and the Mirror". Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science (p. 59).
Review Wilding, Nick (2011) Review of "Galileo's Glassworks: The Telescope and the Mirror". Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology (p. 146).
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